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proposed Addendum will be liberally complied with by all persons 

 who are in a position to give information : 

 Dear Sir: 



By to-day's mail an advance copy of the new edition of the Cata- 

 logue of Canadian Birds goes to you. You will note that the Cata- 

 logue is in part a reprint of the first edition, and its chief value is 

 in the very great geographic extensions that are given to the Cana- 

 dian birds. While I do not believe that everything known about Ca- 

 nadian birds is included in the Catalogue, there has been nothing 

 published that we have not availed ourselves of. Early next autumn 

 we will publish an addendum to the Catalogue, which will include 

 all additions and corrections that are sent to us, and I hope that 

 through the Wilson Bulletin you will help us in making the ad- 

 dendum as complete as possible. 



Yours truly, 



John Macoun, Naturalist. 



FIELD NOTES. 



Chillicothe, Mo., Nov. 11. — One of the greatest freaks from 

 lightning in this vicinity this season occurred at the home of Jacob 

 Bruner, a farmer living south of here, last night. 



During a severe electrical storm a flock of ducks flew over the 

 Bruner home, when a flash of lightning killed the entire flock, num 

 bering 5G. The birds fell in Mr. Bruner's yard. He is now serving 

 ducks to all his neighbors.— Clipping sent by Otto Widmann. 



A Late Solitary Sandptpeb in New Jersey. — The Solitary Sand- 

 piper (Helodromas solitarius) is of rare occurrence on the seacoast 

 of New Jersey, as is generally known, for it is a bird of inland 

 fresh water ponds and streams. Imagine my surprise, then, when I 

 stumbled upon oi\e "at home" on a small salt water pond at Ocean 

 View, Cape May County, on June 9, 1907. A second surprise is the 

 lateness of the bird's occurrence here, for I have never before seen 

 it later than May 27, and the latest record in the Delaware Valley 

 is May 30. My first impression was that it was a wounded individ- 

 ual, left behind in the migration, but as I approached, it took wing, 

 rather reluctantly, however, and flew away, returning when I had 

 departed. In this way it was flushed three times, but always re- 

 turning, after a high circling, after I had walked away. It seemed 

 loath to leave the pond and I did not make a fourth attempt to 

 drive it away. The pond was at the edge of the meadow, but one 

 side of it had a sandy shore, which was frequented by the bird, and 

 was about two and a half miles from the ocean, along the seacoast, 

 with meadow land between it and the sea. 



Richard F. Miller, Hairowgate, Philadelphia, Pa. 



